Resolution No. 7362�s
I RESOLUTION NO, 7362
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3 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON APPROVING THE CONTINUED PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS
4 FOR MEDICAL INSURANCE FOR CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF
RETIRED EMPLOYEES DURING THE 1999-2000 FISCAL YEAR
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6 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon in prior
7 fiscal years has approved for each fiscal year the City's payment of
8 premiums for medical insurance for service -retired employees who are
9 at least sixty (60) years of age and who have continuously served for
10 twenty (20) years; and
11 WHEREAS, the Finance Committee of the City of Vernon on
12 June 3, 1999, approved a recommendation applicable for the fiscal year
13 1999-2000 only, which provides that (i) all full-time regular
14 employees with at least thirty (30) years of continuous service who
15 retire before the age of sixty (60) will be permitted to pay their
16 health insurance premium for the City's medical insurance program,
17 and, upon their reaching the age of sixty (60), the City will pay the
18 said premiums for said medical insurance for said retired employee
19 only and not for dependents, if any, up to the age of sixty-five (65);
20 (ii) the City shall pay the insurance premium for all full-time
21 regular employees who have a minimum of twenty (20) years of
22 continuous service who retire at the age of sixty (60) or later; and
23 (iii) upon retired employees reaching sixty-five (65) years of age,
24 the City will continue to pay the insurance premium to provide for
25 medical insurance as supplemental only to Medicare as the City will
26 not be the primary insurance carrier once the employee reaches the age
27 of sixty-five (65); and
28 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon wishes to
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1 adopt its policy applicable for the fiscal year 1999-2000 only
2 respecting payment of premiums for the City's medical insurance for
3 certain categories of retired employees and to declare that such
4 benefits are not vested rights and will expire at the conclusion of
5 the fiscal year unless authorized and approved by the City Council for
6 the next fiscal year.
7 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
8 CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
9 SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon does
10 hereby find and determine that the recitals contained hereinabove are
11 true and correct.
12 SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
13 adopts the following policy for the 1999-2000 fiscal year and declares
14 that such benefits are not vested rights and are approved for this
15 fiscal year only:
16 A. The City will pay the insurance premium for the City's
17 medical insurance program for all full-time regular
18 employees, with at least twenty (20) years of continuous
19 uninterrupted service who retire at age sixty (60) or
20 later, excluding dependents, if any, and the City shall
21 continue to pay said premium for said retired employee
22 up to the age of sixty-five (65).
23 B. All full-time regular employees with at least thirty
24 (30) years of continuous service who retire before the
25 age of sixty (60) years will be permitted to pay their
26 health insurance premium for the City's medical
27 insurance program, and, upon reaching the age of sixty
28 (60), the City will pay the insurance premium for said
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I medical insurance for said retired employee only and not
2 for dependents, if any, up to the age of sixty-five
3 (65) .
4 C. For retired employees who receive medical insurance
5 benefits pursuant to A and B above and who reach the age
6 of sixty-five (65), the City will pay the premium to
7 provide for medical insurance as supplemental insurance
8 only to Medicare because the City will not be the
9 primary insurance carrier once the employee reaches the
10 age of sixty-five ( 65) .
11 D. All retired employees may pay the premiums for medical
12 insurance up to the age of sixty-five (65) after which
13 Medicare will become the primary insurance carrier and
14 further may purchase supplemental insurance to Medicare
15 thereafter.
16 SECTION 3: The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall
17 certify to the passage of this resolution and thereupon and thereafter
18 the same shall be in full force and effect.
19 APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 29th day of June, 1999.
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LEONIS C. MXLBURG, Mayor
21 ATTEST:
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BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
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I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution No.
7362, was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon at an
adjourned regular meeting of the City Council duly held on Tuesday,
June 29, 1999, and thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor of the City
of Vernon.
(SEAL)
BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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SUPPORTING
DOCUMENTS
OFFICE OF THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR/
CITY CLERK
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
DATE: July 13, 1999
TO: Joan Francone, k Manager/Personnel Assistant
FROM: Gloria J. Oro Chief Deputy City Clerk
RE: Resolution Nos. 7361 & 7362
Transmitted herewith, for your files, is a copy of the above
referenced Resolutions which were approved by City Council on
June 29, 1999.